Legal claims defining the scope of protection. Each claim is shown in both the original legal language and a plain English translation.
1. A portable device, comprising: a display unit including a front display region and a lateral display region displaying a plurality of indexes which indicates a plurality of simultaneously running applications; a sensor unit; and a controller configured to: display a first execution screen corresponding to a first application from among the plurality of applications on the front display region in a state of being a selected index corresponding to the first application from among the plurality of indexes, detect a scroll input to the front display region and a user gaze direction to the front display region or the lateral display region, determine a user-viewed display region from among the front display region and the lateral display region according to the user gaze direction, scroll the first execution screen displayed on the front display region in response to the scroll input to the front display region when the front display region is the user-viewed display region, scroll the plurality of indexes displayed on the lateral display region, select an index corresponding to a second application from among the plurality of applications and display a second execution screen corresponding to the second application on the front display region as a foreground application in response to the scroll input when the lateral display region is the user-viewed display region, wherein the first application is running as a background application.
A portable device has a front screen and a side screen displaying icons for running apps. A sensor detects where the user is looking (front or side screen). If the user touches/scrolls on the front screen and is looking at the front screen, the content on the front screen scrolls. If the user touches/scrolls on the front screen but is looking at the side screen, the app icons on the side screen scroll. This selects a new app, which then appears on the front screen, while the previous app continues running in the background.
2. The portable device according to claim 1 , wherein the front display region is adjacent to the lateral display region, and the lateral display region has a curved surface.
The portable device, as described with a front screen and a side screen displaying app icons where touching the front screen controls scrolling either of content or app icons depending on where the user is looking, has the side screen next to the front screen. Also, the side screen has a curved surface.
3. The portable device according to claim 1 , wherein: the controller further displays a scroll wheel interface on the lateral display region and displays the plurality of indexes on the scroll wheel interface, and then rotates the scroll wheel interface in response to the scroll input.
The portable device, as described with a front screen and a side screen displaying app icons where touching the front screen controls scrolling either of content or app icons depending on where the user is looking, displays the app icons on the side screen as a scroll wheel interface. Touching/scrolling the front screen rotates this scroll wheel.
4. The portable device according to claim 3 , wherein: after the scroll wheel interface stops rotation, the controller displays a third execution screen corresponding to a third application from among the plurality of applications selected by the scroll wheel interface on the front display region.
The portable device with the scroll wheel interface for app icons, as described with a front screen and a side screen displaying app icons where touching the front screen controls scrolling either of content or app icons depending on where the user is looking, displays a new application on the front screen selected from the scroll wheel once the wheel stops rotating.
5. The portable device according to claim 1 , wherein: the controller scrolls the first execution screen by a second distance in response to a first distance generated by movement of the scroll input when controlling the first execution screen in response to the scroll input, and the controller scrolls the plurality of indexes by a third distance in response to the first distance generated by movement of the scroll input when controlling the plurality of indexes in response to the scroll input.
The portable device, as described with a front screen and a side screen displaying app icons where touching the front screen controls scrolling either of content or app icons depending on where the user is looking, scrolls content on the front screen a certain distance when the user is looking at the front screen. It scrolls the app icons on the side screen a different distance (using the same touch input) when the user is looking at the side screen.
6. The portable device according to claim 5 , wherein the second distance is identical or longer than the third distance.
The portable device, as described where the front screen and side screen scrolling distances differ based on user gaze, has the front screen content scroll further (or the same distance) than the app icons on the side screen for the same touch input.
7. The portable device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of applications corresponds to a plurality of tabs contained in a single web browser, and the plurality of indexes includes the plurality of tabs as entries.
The portable device, as described with a front screen and a side screen displaying app icons where touching the front screen controls scrolling either of content or app icons depending on where the user is looking, treats web browser tabs as the different applications. The app icons on the side screen are the individual tabs of the web browser.
8. The portable device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of indexes includes a plurality of folder icons each including a file as an entry, and the plurality of applications respectively corresponds to the plurality of folder icons.
The portable device, as described with a front screen and a side screen displaying app icons where touching the front screen controls scrolling either of content or app icons depending on where the user is looking, treats folders as the different applications. The app icons on the side screen are folder icons, each representing a different folder.
9. The portable device according to claim 1 , wherein: when the controller controls the first execution screen displayed on the front display region in response to the scroll input, the controller controls a content contained in the first execution screen in response to attribute of the scroll input.
The portable device, as described with a front screen and a side screen displaying app icons where touching the front screen controls scrolling either of content or app icons depending on where the user is looking, can change what happens on the front screen based on how the user is scrolling, when the user is looking at the front screen.
10. The portable device according to claim 9 , wherein the attribute of the scroll input includes at least one of category, direction, and speed of the scroll input.
The portable device, as described where the front screen's behavior depends on scroll input, uses the type of scrolling (category), direction, and speed to decide what to do on the front screen.
11. The portable device according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit senses which display region is the user-viewed display region using at least one of a user's grip, a direction of gravity, a user's face, the user gaze direction, and a variation of illumination.
The portable device, as described with a front screen and a side screen displaying app icons where touching the front screen controls scrolling either of content or app icons depending on where the user is looking, uses sensors to figure out where the user is looking. These sensors can detect how the user is holding the device, the direction of gravity, where the user's face is, where the user is looking, or how bright the screens are.
12. The portable device according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor unit measures a tilt angle of the portable device on basis of gravity direction so as to determine which display region is the user-viewed display region.
The portable device, as described with a front screen and a side screen displaying app icons where touching the front screen controls scrolling either of content or app icons depending on where the user is looking, measures the device's tilt using gravity to figure out which screen the user is looking at.
13. The portable device according to claim 12 , wherein the sensor unit measures the tilt angle using at least one of a tilt sensor, a gyro sensor, and a gravity sensor.
The portable device, as described where the device uses tilt to determine user gaze, uses sensors like tilt sensors, gyro sensors, or gravity sensors to measure the tilt angle.
14. The portable device according to claim 1 , wherein the front display region and the lateral display region are distinguished from each other by an edge of the portable device.
The portable device, as described with a front screen and a side screen displaying app icons where touching the front screen controls scrolling either of content or app icons depending on where the user is looking, has the front and side screens separated by an edge of the device.
15. The portable device according to claim 14 , wherein an internal angle α between the front display region and the lateral display region is 90°≦α<180°.
The portable device, as described where the front and side screens are separated by an edge, has the angle between the front and side screens between 90 and 180 degrees (but less than 180).
16. A method for controlling a portable device, comprising: displaying a plurality of indexes which indicates a plurality of simultaneously running applications on a lateral display region; displaying a first execution screen corresponding to a first application from among the plurality of applications on a front display region in a state of being a selected index corresponding to the first application from among the plurality of indexes; detecting a scroll input to the front display region and a user gaze direction to the front display region or the lateral display region; determining a user-viewed display region from among the front display region and the lateral display region according to the user gaze direction; scrolling the first execution screen displayed on the front display region in response to the scroll input to the front display region when the front display region is the user-viewed display region; and scrolling the plurality of indexes displayed on the lateral display region, selecting an index corresponding to a second application from among the plurality of applications and displaying a second execution screen corresponding to the second application on the front display region as a foreground application in response to the scroll input when the lateral display region is the user-viewed display region, wherein the first application is running as a background application.
A method for a portable device involves displaying icons for running apps on a side screen. The method involves displaying content on the front screen. When a user touches/scrolls on the front screen, the device detects where the user is looking (front or side screen). If the user is looking at the front screen, the content on the front screen scrolls. If the user is looking at the side screen, the app icons on the side screen scroll, selecting a new app which then appears on the front screen, while the previous app continues running in the background.
Unknown
November 7, 2017
Browse 5M+ US patents with plain-English claim translations and AI-generated analysis.